# nano-
## English
### Etymology

From Latin nānus (“dwarf”), from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos).

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈnænəʊ/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (US) IPA: /ˈnænoʊ/

### Prefix

SI prefix :
| n | Previous: | pico- |
| n | Next: | micro- |
nano-
* In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10$^{−9}$ (short scale billionth or long scale milliardth). Symbol: n
* Derived from the nanotechnology industry.
    ‎nano- + ‎biology → ‎nanobiology
* (diminutive) Very small.
    ‎nano- + ‎particle → ‎nanoparticle
    ‎nano- + ‎plankton → ‎nanoplankton

#### Synonyms

* (diminutive): mini-, micro-, -ette, -ee, -y, -icle/-cule/-ule/-ole

#### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “diminutive”): super-, supra-, hyper-, ultra-, uber-, macro-, arch-, over-, mega-, giga-, -zilla, grand, great
* (antonym(s) of “10$^{−9}$”): giga-

#### Derived terms

* nanothermite

#### Translations

    The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

### Further reading

* “nano-”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

### Anagrams

* 'onna, Anon, Nona, OANN, Onan, anon, anon., nona-, onna

## Catalan
### Prefix

nano-
* nano-

#### Derived terms
### Further reading

* “nano-” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Czech
### Prefix

nano-
* nano-

#### Derived terms
### Further reading

* “nano-”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
* nano- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

## Danish
### Prefix

nano-
* nano-

#### Derived terms
### Further reading

* “nano-” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Etymology

From Latin nanus (“dwarf”), from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Prefix

nano-
* nano-

## Estonian
### Prefix

nano-
* nano-

#### Derived terms
### Further reading

* “nano-”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

## Finnish
### Etymology

Internationalism, ultimately from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnɑno-/, [ˈnɑ̝no̞-]

### Prefix

nano-
* nano-

#### Derived terms
### Further reading

* “nano-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

### Anagrams

* Anon, anon

## French
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Prefix

nano-
* nano-
* Relating to garden gnomes

#### Related terms

* nain de jardin

### Further reading

* “nano-”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Galician
### Prefix

nano-
* nano-

#### Derived terms

From

### Further reading

* “nano-”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## German
### Prefix

nano-
* nano-

#### Derived terms
### Further reading

* “nano-” in Duden online
* “nano-” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Hungarian
### Etymology

From Latin nānus (“dwarf”), from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈnɒno]
* Hyphenation: na‧no

### Prefix

nano-
* nano-

#### Derived terms
### References

* ↑ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN

## Italian
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos).

### Prefix

nano-
* nano-

#### Derived terms

* nanoarte
* nanocefalo
* nanocurie
* nanoelettronica
* nanofabbricazione
* nanofarad
* nanogrammo
* nanomeccanica
* nanomedicina
* nanomelia
* nanometro
* nanoparticella
* nanoscala
* nanosecondo
* nanotecnologia
* nanotubo

### Further reading

* nano- in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

### Anagrams

* Nona, anno, nona, ànno

## Japanese
### Romanization

nano-
* Rōmaji transcription of ナノ

## Latvian
### Prefix

nano-
* nano-

#### Derived terms
### Further reading

* nano- at tezaurs.lv

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /na.nɔ/
* Rhymes: -anɔ
* Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

### Prefix

nano-
* nano-

#### Derived terms
### Further reading

* nano- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Prefix

nano-
* nano-

#### Derived terms
## Romanian
### Prefix

nano-
* nano-

#### Derived terms
### Further reading

* nano- in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

## Slovak
### Prefix

nano-
* nano-

#### Derived terms
### Further reading

* “nano-”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Prefix

nano-
* nano-

#### Derived terms
### Further reading

* “nano-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Prefix

nano-
* nano-

#### Derived terms
## Turkish
### Prefix

nano-
* nano-

#### Derived terms
### Further reading

* “nano-”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu